ST   BOOK   OF    RE/ 


SERIEi. 


George  Davidson 


INTRODUCTORV  TO  THE  SERIES  OF 


FAMILY  R: 


MAIB(Oroe  WEILIt>^®II 


AUTHOR  OF   PRIMARY   HISTORY;   HISTORY  OF  THR   UMTI 
states;    AMERICAN    HISTORY;    AND   OUT1.INK3 
or   GENERAL   HISTORY. 


HARPER    &    BROTHERS, 

FRANKLIN     SQUARE, 
NEW      YORK. 


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.    DIRECTIONS  TO  THE  TEACHER. 

Children  may  be  taught  to  call  words  at  sight,  as  well  as  htiers. 
They  should  begin  to  read  at  the  same  time  that  they  begin  to 
learn  the  Alphabet,  and  in  this  way  they  will  probably  be  able  to 
read,  "by  rote,  several  pages  before  they  have  learned  all  their  let- 
ters. When  they  have  completely  mastered  the  Alphabet  (hut  not 
tiU  then),  they  may  be  required  to  spell  the  principal  words  in  the 
Reading  Lessons. 

Particular  care  should  be  taken  to  guard  pupils  against  acquir- 
ing a  drawling  and  monotonous  habit  of  reading.  If  they  can  be 
made  to  read  fluently  and  correctly  at  the  beginning,  they  wUl 
avoid  this  habit.  Do  not  let  them  speU  out  the  words  at  first. 
Pronounce  the  sentences  for  them,  and  require  them,  as  they  read, 
to  imitate  you.  They  will  thus  soon  learn  to  read  short  sentences 
correctly,  without  the  aid  of  the  teacher. 

As  a  guide  to  the  proper  modulations  of  the  voice,  marks  are 
given  to  denote  the  rising  and  falling  inflections.  The  pupils 
should  be  made  to  understand  the  meaning  of  these  marks,  and 
should  never  be  allowed  to  read  a  sentence  in  violation  of  their 
import.     [See  also  page  10] 

The  rising  inflection  is  denoted  thus,  '. 

The  falling  inflection  is  denoted  thus,  \ 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1860,  by 

IIAEPER    &    BROTHERS, 

In  the  Clerk's  OfiBce  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the 

Southern  District  of  New  York. 


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PART  I.]  SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER. 


THE  TRAP.  THE  TOP. 


SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PKIMEK.  [pabt  i. 


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THE  PRONOUNCING  LESSONS. 

The  Teacher  may,  if  he  think  best,  pronounce  the  words  in  the 
"  PRONOUNcma  Lessons"  for  the  pupil,  and  require  the  latter  to 
repeat  them  after  him,  until  he  can  call  them  readily  at  sight,  before 
he  proceeds  with  the  Reading  Lessons.  This  is  a  favorite  system 
with  many  in  teaching  children  their  first  lessons  in  reading.  It 
is  our  opinion,  however,  that  the  pupil  will  the  most  readily  learn 
the  words  by  first  pronouncing  them,  in  imitation  of  the  Teacher, 
as  they  occur  in  the  regular  sentences  of  the  Reading  Lessons ; 
and  we  would  make  use  of  the  Pronouncing  Lessons  after  the 
pupil  has  gone  over  the  corresponding  Reading  Lessons — as  a  kind 
of  review,  for  the  purpose  of  testing  the  pupil's  knowledge  of  the 
words  when  he  sees  them  in  other  places. 

Either  method,  or  both  combined,  we  consider  infinitely  prefer- 
able to  the  old  system  of  requiring  pupils  to  spell  out  numerous 
lessons  of  unmeaning  words  or  syllables  before  they  have  any 
idea  of  the  use  to  which  they  may  be  put  in  reading. 

But,  whichever  method  be  adopted,  it  is  o^  great  importance  that 
the  pupil  should  imitate  the  Teacher  in  pronouncing  the  words  in 
a  decided  and  fluent,  as  opposed  to  a  drawling  manner. 


EIKST  PKONOUKCmG  LESSOR, 

Containing  all  the  words  in  the  Reading  Lessons  on  the  next 
page  :— 

is  it  go  as  I 

he         in         on  we         so 

up        do        to  no 


PART    11. 


WORDS  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  TWO  LETTERS, 


LESSON    U 

Is  he  up"? 
He  is\ 
Is  it  he^? 
It  is  he\ 
He  is  up  on  it. 

LESSON   lU 

Is  it  r  ?  No\ 

Is  he  in  it'? 
He  is\ 
He  is  in  it\ 
So  he  is  in  it. 


LESSON   UU 

Go  on\ 

Go  to  it\ 

Go  on  so. 

Do  go  on  as  we  go. 


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[PAET  II. 


SECOND  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 

Containing  all  the  new  words  used  in  the  Reading  Lessons  from 
4  to  18  inclusive. 


or 
ah 
ax 


if 
be 

ye 


by 

at 


LESSON   lY* 


Is  he  up  on  it'? 
U  He  is.'     So  am  I 
I  am  up  on  it. 

So  we  go. 

LESSON    Y4 

Do  we  go  in'? 
We  do  go  in\ 
Do  as  we  do\ 
Do  it  as  I  do  it, 

LESSON    VK 

Is  he  to  go  up'? 
He  is  to  go  up\ 
Is  it  he'? 
It  is  he\ 
Am  I  up'.     No.' 


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LESSON    YU* 

Do  so  to  us\ 
We  do  it  so\ 
Do  it  as  we  do  it' 
Do  it  so\ 

LESSON   YUI* 

Amlin^? 
I  am  in  it\ 
So  is  he  in  it\ 
So  is  my  ox. 


LESSON   IX* 

Is  it  an  ox'? 
Is  it  my  ox"? 

No' :  it  is  no  ox' 
Go  on':  go  on'. 
Go  at  it  so. 


LESSON  X* 

Is  it  on  us'  ? 
Is  it  on  me'? 
Is  it  to  go  on  me'? 
It  is  to  go  on  me'. 


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LESSON   XU 

Is  it  he'?     OnoM 
It  is  I\ 
Amiinir? 
No,  no';  he  is  in  it\ 

LESSON  XIU 

Is  it  I',  or  is  it 

he'?    Itishe\ 
Do  it  as  we  do  it\ 
Do  it  so\ 


LESSON    XUK 

Is  it  an  ax',  or  an 
ox'  ?  If  it  is  an 
ox,  it  is  my  ox\ 

Ah !  so  it  is.' 


LESSON    XIY* 

Do  I  go  up  on  it'? 

We  do  go  up  on  it'. 

If  it  is  to  be  so, 

go  up  as  I  go'. 


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LESSON    XY* 

Do  I  go  up'? 
I  go  up  so\ 
I  go  up^  UP,  UP'. 
So  we  go':  sowego\ 
Go  on\  Go  on  so\ 

LESSON    XVU 

It  is  an  ox. 
I  am  on  my  ox\ 
So  is  he  on  my  ox\ 
Go  on\  ox'.      Go 
on/  ox'. 

LESSON    XYIU 

Do  ye  as  I  do\ 
Is  he  up'?  So  am  1\ 
Do  go  as  I  go\ 
Do  go  on\    Go  by 
me.' 

LESSON  xvnu 
Isitr?    ItisT. 
Is  it  he'  ?     No; 
Is  he  in  it'  ?  He  is\ 
Is  it  so'?     Itis\ 


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[PAKT  III. 


PART    III. 

WORDS  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  THREE  LETTERS. 


see 


ran 
not 
cry 
say 


THIRD  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 
Containing  all  the  new  words  used  in  the  next  five  Reading  Les- 

let  get  boy 

can  and  dog 

you  try  the 

did  fox 

LESSON    U 

Let  us  go  up\ 
We  can  go  up\ 
Go  up  as  I  go\ 
Do  you  see  me  go 
up'?  Can  you  go'? 

LESSON    lU 

S^    I  can  do  it\ 
Can  he  do  it'? 
He  can  do  it'^  and 
so  can  r. 
You  can  try  to  do  it'. 


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LESSON     HI 


A  boy  and  a 
dog\  I  see  a  boy 
and  a  dog\  The 
boy  is  on  the  dog\  ^ 

Do  you  see  the 
boy"?     Did  the  dog  see  you'? 

LESSON    lY 

A  fox\ 

Is  it  a  fox'l? 

It  is  a  fox\ 

The  fox  ran  by 
the  dog\  Did  you 
see  it'  ?    Did  the  dog  get  the  fox'? 

LESSON    V* 

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Do  not  do  so\ 

Do  not  cry\ 

t/ 

Did  the  boy  say 
so'? 

Did  you  see  the  I 
boy'?  Did  he  cry'? 


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[PAKT  III. 


FOURTH  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 

Containing  the  new  words  in  the  next  three  Reading  Lessons  :- 


has 
new 
cap 
had 


pet 
kid 


See  the  boy\      Is  it  a  kid'? 
Has    he    a  new  It  is  a  pet  kid\ 
cap"?    He  has\  See  the  Idd  ruii\ 
I  had  a  cap.       But  it  is  shy. 


ixEssoN   vn 


God  has  an  ear? Do  you  see  me 

for  all  we  say.  |    on  my  nag'? 
He  can  see  me.  Do  you  see  my 
IcannotseeHimJ    nag  run'?  Yes\ 


PAST  ni.] 


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LESSON    YUT* 


The  fox  is  sly\  See  the  old  dog\ 
How  sly  he  is' !  The  rat  did  run, 
Can  the  hen  fly'?  and  so  did  the 
It  is  an  old  hen\  dog\ 

FIFTH  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 

Containing  all  the  new  words  used  in  the  next  three  Reading  Les- 
sons : — 

red  man  mug  owl  bee 
eat  may  nor  bug  ant 
hay        jug         jar  big 

LESSON    IX* 


See  the  old  ox\  \  Can  the  ox  go^? 
It  is  a  red  ox\  The  man  may 
Can  he  get  up'?  let  him  go  and 
Can  he  eat  hay'?  eat  hay\ 


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[PABT  ni. 


LESSON    X. 


See  the  owP 
Is  it  a  jug'?  No\  I  Let  me  see  it' 
Isitamug7  No\  Can  the  owl  %'? 
It  is  not  a  mug'JYes\  it  can  fly^ 

nor  a  jug\     It    but  it  can  not 

is  ajar.  I    run 


LESSON    XI« 


Is  it  a  fly'? 


Can  it  be  a  fly'? 


No';  it  is  not\    It  is  not  a  fly\ 
Is  it  a  bug'?      Is  it  an  ant'? 


No' ;  not  a  bug' 
Is  it  a  big  bee'? 
Yes';  it  is  a  bee\ 


Yes' ;  it  is  a  red 
ant'.      See  it 


run. 


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SIXTH  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 

Containing  all  the  new  words  in  the  next  two  Reading  Lessons. 

top      cup      his       put      box      eye 
got      Tom     tea      sip       sin       now 

LESSON    XIK 


See  my  new  top\  How  did  the  dog 
Can  you  see  it' ?  get'  the  cap'? 
Is  it  a  big  top'?  Tom  put  his  cap 
How  big  is  it'?  onthebox^and 
Is  his  top  big'  ?      the  dog  got  it\ 


I.ESSON    XIIK 


It  is  my  cup\ 

A  fly  got  in  iV 

I  can  put  tea  in  >  God  can  see  us' 

it\    May  I  sip  His  eye  is  on  us 

the  tea'  ?  now.' 

No':  do  not  do  it'.  Do  not  sin.' 


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[PAKT  III. 


SEVENTH  PRONOUNCING  LESSON, 

Containing  the  new  words  in  the  next  thirteen  Reading  Lessons. 

pig  keg  bed  cow  use  ask 

bad  tub  day  saw  too  tin 

was  why  out  bee  pen  peg 

pat  her  cut  pin  fat  mat 

paw  sun  for  bud  far  cat 

hat  lie  hot  log  hut  she 


LESSON     XIV. 


LESSON    XV. 


See  the  dog  and 

the  pig  run. 
The  dog  has  the 

pig  by  the  ear. 
It   is   my'   dog\ 

but  it  is  not  a 

had'  dog\ 
I   can    pat'   the 

dog';  and  I  can 

put  his  paw  on 

my  cap\ 


A  hat  on  a  keg\ 
A  keg  on  a  tub\ 
A  tub  on  a  box\ 
It  is  an  old'  hat\ 

andanew'keg\ 
It  is  my  hat. 
Did  you  put  my 

hat  on  the  keg'? 
Why  did  you  do 

if? 
Do  not  do  so\ 


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LESSON    XYU 


LESSON   xvn, 


A  fat  old  cat/ 
and  a  big  rat/ 

How  sly  the  old 
cat  is'! 

Do  you  see  the 
car? 

She  can  see  the 
rat' ;  but  the  rat 
can  not  see  her\ 

Old  rat'j  run'; 
or  the  cat  may 
get  you",  and  eat 
you\ 

The  old  rat  is 
not  so  sly  as  the 
cat\ 


Getup\Getup\ 
Get  out  of  bed.' 

Let  us  get  up', 
for  the  sun  is 
up'. 

Can  you  see 
the  sun^? 

Do  not  lie  in 
bed  all  the  day', 
but  get  up  now'. 

Let  us  go  out 
and  see  the  men 
cut  the  hay'. 

The  hay  is  for 
the  cow  and  the 
ox  to  eat'. 


I 


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jLEssoN  xvnu 


LESSON    XIX* 


A  bee  on  a  bud 

It  was  a  hot 
day  in  May\  and 
I  saw  a  bee\ 

Did  you  see  the 
bee  on  the  bud'  ? 

Did  you  put  a 
pin  on  the  bee'? 

The  bee  was  on 
a  bud';  but  the 
bee  did  not  eat' 
the  bud\ 

Can    the    bee 

%'? 

May  I  put  the 
bee  in  my  mug'  ? 


A  log',  a  saw', 
!and  an  ax\ 

Do  you  see  the 
ilog',andthesaw', 
land  the  ax'? 

Is  it  a  big  log'  ? 

It  is  a  big  log\ 

The  ax  is  to 
I  cut  the  log',  and 
ithe  saw  is  to  saw 

lit; 

1    Can    you   saw 
the  log'? 

Can  you  use  the 
I  saw'?  Do  not  let 
the  ax  cut  me\ 


PAET  III.] 


SCHOOL  AlH)  FAMILY  PBIMER. 


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LESSON    XX* 


LESSON    XXK 


you    see     A  man  and  a 


Can 
me'? 

Do  you  see  me 
up  on  it'? 

I  am  up  on  the 
hay' ;  and  so  is 
he  up  on  the 
hay. 

Can  you  get 
up  on  the  hay^ 
too'? 

Yes' ;  I  can  get 
up,  too\ 

You  may  let 
Tom  get  up'j  but 
not  the  dog\ 

Tom/  you  may 
get  up  now\ 


pig. 

I  see  a  man 
and  a  pig\ 

The  pig  is  in  a 
pen\ 

Do  you  see  the 
man  and  the  pig'? 
Yes' ;  I  do\ 

Is  it  a  fat  pig'? 

Can  the  pig  eat 
hay'?     No\ 

Can  we  go  to 
the  pen,  and  see 
the  pig'? 

Yes\  you  may 
go  to  the  pen, 
and  see  the  pig. 


SCHOOL   AND   FAMILY   PRIMER. 


[past  IIL 


LESSON  xxn. 

It  is  a  man\ 
It  is  an  old  man\ 
How  old  he  is' ! 
Can  he  get  up'? 
He  can  get  up', 
^'"^but  he  can  not  go 
far' :  he  is  so  old\  Do  you  see  his  hat'? 


Do  you  see  the  old  log  hut'? 

It  is  an  old  log  hut,  and  it  is  the 
hut  of  the  old  man\ 

The  old  man  has  a  dog',  and  a 
cat',  and  a  hen\ 

You  can  see  the  dog',  and  the 
hen';  but  you  can  not  see  the  cat'; 
for  the  cat  is  in  the  hut\ 


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Require  the  pupil  to  read  the  following  sentences  cor- 
rectly. Be  careful  to  give  the  inflections  as  marked.  No  rules 
should  be  taught  yet. 

LESSON    XXIIU 

Is  the  old  man  in  the  hut  now'  ? 

Yes' ;  and  he  is  on  the  bed\ 

Can  the  old  man  see'  ? 

Yes';  the  old  man  can  see\ 

Is  his  dog  a  bad  dog'  ? 

No' ;  his  dog  is  not  a  bad  dog\ 

Is  the  cat  in  the  hut  now'  ? 

Yes' ;  the  cat  is  on  the  new  mat'. 

Can  the  old  man  see  me  now'? 

No';  he  can  not  see  you'.  He  is 
on  the  bed'. 

Has  the  old  man  a  hat'  ? 

Did  you  say  hat'  or  cap'  ? 

I  did  not  say  m^',  but  hat\ 

Has  he  a  big  mug  in  the  hut'  ? 

Did  you  say  mug',  or  cup'  ? 

I  did  not  say  cup^  but  mug\ 

May  I  go  to  the  hut',  and  see  the 
old  man',  and  ask  him  to  let  me 
see  the  cat  and  the  mug'? 

Yes';  you  may  go';  but  do  not  run'. 


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[PABT  III. 


LESSON  XXIV4 


LESSON  XXV 


A  fly  on  a  tin 
cup.  Can  the  fly  I 
get  out  of  the; 
cup,  if  we  put  iti 
in'?  Let  us  try; 
to  put  it  in. 

No ;  no\  Leti 
the  fly  go\  If 
we  put  it  in,  it 
can  flv  out. 

Do  you  see  the 
fly  eat'?  Is  it  a; 
big  fly'?  Do  you 
see  the  eye  ofi 
the  fly'?  "^  Can! 
the  fly  see  me'  ? 
Yes\  it  can  see 
you. 


Did  you  ask 
me  to  go  and  get 
my  top'?  How 
can  I  get  my 
top^? 

It  is  in  my  cap, 
and  my  cap  is 
up  on  the  peg.  I 
can  not  get  up 
to  it.  You  may 
get  it  if  you  can. 

Can  you  get  it'? 
Try  and  see  if 
you  can  get  it. 
You  can  not  get 
it  so.  Get  up  on 
the  box. 


PAST  III.] 

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PRIMEK. 

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LESSON    XXYK 

God 

can  see  you. 

^m 

Man 

may  not  see 

m^^m. 

you,  but  God  can. 

-^^^HH^.  / 

|-3^_^:^. 

No  ( 

one  can  say 

%m)^U 

:  he  has 

;  no  sin. 

iljjil  |{j||HnH 

^S^m 

1    It  is 

a  sin 

to  lie. 

fiiii^fflL 

If  I  lie  I  am 

bad. 

SPELLING    LESSONS* 

bat 

II. 

mat 

bet 

IV. 

pet 

V. 

bin 

cat 

pat 

get 

set 

din 

fat 

rat 

let 

wet 

sin 

hat 

sat 

met 

boy 

kin 

VI. 

VII. 

VIII. 

IX. 

X. 

pen 

man 

bad 

big 

bid 

fen 

ran 

lad 

pig 

hid 

hen 

pan 

mad 

fig 

kid 

men 

fan 

had 

gig 

lid 

XI. 

XII. 

XIII. 

XIV. 

XV, 

top 

hot 

mug 

run 

but 

hop 

not 

bug 

sun 

cut 

lop 

lot 

hug 

fun 

hut 

mop 

dot 

dug 

gun 

nut 

XVI. 

XVII. 

XVIII. 

XIX. 

XX. 

nag 

may- 

new 

the 

cup 

bag 

hay 

few 

ear 

sup 

lag 

lay 

saw 

eat 

now 

sag 

say 

paw 

ant 

how 

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[PABT  IV. 


PART    IV. 

EASY  WORDS  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  FOUR  LETTERS. 

^^  The  words  at  the  bottom  of  the  pages  may  be  used  for 
Pronouncing  and  Spelling  Lessons. 

LESSON   U 

Can  the  girl  read"? 
Can  she  read  the 
book'?  Yes,  she  can 
read  some\ 

Do  you  see  her 
look  on  the  book'? 

I  see  her  now. 


girl      read 
head    bald 


LESSON    IK 

This  is  an  old 
man.  His  head  is 
bald\  He  sits  by 
the  desk',  and  he 
I  has  a  pen  in  his 
hand\ 

He  is  a  good  man. 

book     some    look     this 
sits       desk     hand    kind 


PAET  IV.] 


SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PKIMER. 


31 


LESSON    HI. 

Do    they     run 
now'  ? 

Do  you  see  how 
fast  they  run'  ? 

Do  they  try  to 
run  fast'? 

See  the  man  try 
to  hold  them' ! 

The  man  can  pull  hard,  and  he 
will  not  let  them  run  too  fast. 

LESSON   lY* 

Help  the  poor 
old  man\  Hold 
him  up\  Let  him 
lean  on  his  cane\ 
Do  not  let  him 
fair.  Be  kind  to 
him\ 

My  hand  and  my  arm  will  hold 
him.  I  will  not  let  him  fall.  I 
will  be  kind  to  the  old  man. 


fast 

hold 

pull 


hard 
poor 
lean 


cane 

fall 

kind 


arm 
will 
hold 


SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PRIMER. 


[PAET  IV. 


LESSON   V* 

^       Z  .     Do  you  see  this 

^^^^q^^boy'?  Can  you 
see  his  face'?  See 
his  hairM  Do  you 
see  it  curl  on  his 
neck' ? 
This  is  a  good 

boy,  and  I  hope  he  will  grow  up 

to  be  a  good  man. 

LESSON     VU 

This  is  the  boy 
^  that  has  the  dog. 
"^    The    boy    will 
play     with     the 
dog,  and  the  dog 
will     not     hurt 
him. 
^   Have  you  seen 
them  play'?     It  is  a  good  dog. 
A  good  dog  will  not  bite  you. 

face  neck  play  have 

hair  that  with  seen 

curl  good  hurt  them 


PABT  IV.] 


SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PKIMEB. 


83 


LESSON  vn 


Do  you  see  me  on  the  load'? 

I  am  up  on  the  load. 

Is  John  on  the  load,  too'  ? 

No ;  John  is  not  on  the  load, 
but  the  dog  is  up  on  the  load 
with  me. 

Is  it  a  load  of  hay'? 

No  ;  it  is  not  a  load  of  hay. 

Do  you  see  the  dog^? 

Now  the  dog  and  I  will  ride  to 
the  barn  on  the  load. 

We  must  take  care,  and  not 
fall.  We  must  hold  on  to  the 
load.     Do  not  go  too  fast. 

load       ride       cart       care       must 
John      barn     take      fall        fast 


34 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PKIMEK. 


[past  IV. 


LESSON  vnu 


Ann.  Jane/  what  is  it'?  What 
do  you  see'?    May  I  look,  too'? 

Jane.  It  is  the  nest  of  a  bird,  and 
I  see  four  eggs  in  it. 

Ann.  0  do  let  me  see  them  1  How 
nice  the  eggs  are !  What  a  nice 
nest  they  are  in !  How  soft  and 
warm  the  nest  is!  May  we  take 
the  eggs'? 

Jane.  No\  we  must  not  take  them', 
for  the  bird  will  not  like  it',  and 
the  eggs  are  not  ours\  We 
must  let  them  be  in  the  nest; 
and  then  the  old  bird  will  come 
and  sit  on  them,  and  keep  them 
warm. 


PABT  IT.] 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER. 


85 


.ESSON    IX. 


The  lad  can  not  walk  all  day. 
He  has  been  a  long  time  on  the 
road,  and  now  he  sits  down  on  a 
rock  to  rest. 

Poor  boy' !  He  has  a  long  way 
to  go,  for  he  is  far  from  home. 
He  must  get  up,  and  take  his 
cane,  and  go  on. 

He  must  not  stay  here  long,  for 
it  will  soon  be  dark. 

Do  you  see  the  pond  near  the 

boy'?     Some  fine  fish  are  in  that 

pond,  but  the  boy  can  not  stop  to 

fish  for  them. 

walk       long       time        road      sits 
down      rock      rest        home     must 
take        cane      stay        pond     fish 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER.  [part  iv. 


LESSON    X. 

What  does  this 
J^^  girl  hold    in   her 

^^?  ^  left  hand^?  Do 
you  know  the 
name  of  it'?  Why 
does  she  look 
atit^? 

What  has   she    on   her   head'? 
What  has  she  in  her  ears'?     Is 
she  a  vain  girl'  ? 
If  she  is  vain,  is  she  good'? 

This   girl    has   a 
box  in  her  hand. 

What  is  the  box 
made  of?  What 
is  in  the  box'  ? 
What  does  the 
girl  wear  on  her  head'  ?  Has  she 
such  a  hat  in  her  box'  ?  No ;  she 
has  a  new  hat  in  the  box.  She 
will  take  it  home.  She  has  just 
been  to  buy  a  new  hat. 
She  may  put  it  on  and  wear  it. 


PABT  IV.]  SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PRIMER. 


87 


LES>SON     XK 


Here  are  four  mice',  and  one  rat", 
and  a  boy',  and  a  dog',  and  a  cat\ 

Can  you  show  me  the  rat'?  Yes, 
the  rat  is  the  big  one,  with  the 
long  tail.  Has  the  rat  long  ears'? 
Can  you  see  them'  ? 

One  of  the  mice  is  on  the  box. 
The  old  cat  will  have  it ;  but  she 
will  not  get  the  rat. 

The  rat  is  near  his  hole.  Do 
you  see  the  rat's  hole'?  Does  the 
rat  live  in  that  hole'  ?  Has  the  rat 
a  nest  in  that  hole'  ? 

Is  it  dark  in  that  hole'?  Yes; 
but  the  rat  can  see  in  the  dark. 


38 


SCHOOL   AND    FAMILY    PRIMER.  [pakt  iv 


LESSON    XH, 


Do  you  see  this  ox  draw  the 
cart"?  No,  it  is  not  a  cart.  Then 
what  is  it'?  Why  does  the  man 
let  one  ox  draw  it'?  Why  does  he 
not  have  two'? 

The  man  is  a  poor  man,  and  he 
has  but  one  ox.  Can  the  ox  draw 
a  cart  when  the  man  puts  a  load 
on  it7 

Yes ;  the  ox  can  draw  it  if  the 
man  does  not  put  a  big  load  on  it. 

What  is  that  on  the  neck  of  the 
ox'?  It  is  a  yoke.  What  kind  of 
I  a  yoke  do  you  call  it'?  It  is  an 
ox-yoke.     Has  the  man  a  whip"? 

How  does  he  make  the  ox  go'? 


PABT  IV.] 


SCHOOL  AKD  FAMILY   PEIMER. 


LESSON  xni 

Do  you  see  this 
man"?  He  is  bald', 
and  he  is  old';  but 
he  is  a  good  man\ 

Do  you  ask  how 
I   know   he    is    a 
good  man'?  I  know 
he  is  a  good  man,  for  I  can  see  it 
in  his  face. 

Do  you  hear  him  talk  to  them'? 
Do  you  know  what  he  says'  ? 

He  says,  God  made  you.  God 
is  good.  He  can  take  care  of 
you',  and  keep  you  from  harm\ 

Here     are    two 
more  men,  but  I 
do  not  know  that 
they  are  good  men.  ^ 
They  may  be  bad.  ^ 

Theydo  not  look 
much    like    good 
men.     You  must  shun  bad  boys 
and  bad  men.    Go  not  with  them. 


40 


SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PRIMER. 


[part   IV. 


LESSON     XIV 


LEARNING     TO     DRAW. 


Yes,  my  Doir,  sit  down\  Keep 
your  hand  by  your  side,  and  do 
not  move  it.  Keep  your  feet  up. 
How  can  I  draw  if  you  move  so 
much'? 

Yes ;  that  will  do.  No,  no.  Put 
your  hand  down.  Do  not  hold  it 
up  so.  Put  it  down  in  your  lap. 
Now  keep  your  arm  down,  and  let 
me  try  to  draw  it. 

Now  I  have  made  a  new  one. 
That  will  do.  Now,  Doir,  you 
may  get  down.  You  have  been  a 
good  Doll. 


PAET   IV.] 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER. 


•il 


LESSON    XV* 


LEAENING    TO    WALK. 


Come'!  Now  you  may  try".  Do 
not  go  too  fast.  I  will  not  let 
you  fall  See!  see!  That  is  it. 
Yes ;  that  is  the  way. 

You  did  walk,  and  you  did  not 
fall.  Now  hold  on  to  my  hand, 
and  I  will  lead  you. 

Yes ;  that  is  a  good  boy.  Do 
not  try  to  run.  When  you  can 
walk,  and  not  fall,  then  you  may 
try  to  run. 

You  can  not  walk  fast  now. 
Take  care  that  you  do  not  fall 
and  hurt  you.  Do  not  go  too  far 
from  me.  Will  you  take  hold  of 
my  hand  now'? 


42 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMEK.  [paet  iv. 


LESSON    XVI 


BE  KIND  TO  THE  POOR  LAME  BOY. 


Be  kind  to  the  poor  lame  boy'; 
for  he  can  not  walk',  and  run', 
and  play',  as  you  can\ 

And  do  you  see  the  boy  who 
has  hold  of  the  pole,  to  pull  the 
cart'?  That  poor  boy  can  not 
hear\  He  is  deaf  But  he  can 
walk',  and  he  can  see\ 

And  do  you  see  the  tall  boy 
take  hold  of  the  cart,  to  push  it'? 
That  poor  boy  can  not  see\ 

And  do  you  see  the  girl'?  She 
can  see',  and  hear',  and  walk\ 


PABT  IT.] 

SCHOOL  AND  FAMILY  PRIMER. 

43 

SPELLING 

LESSONS* 

1. 

bide 

II. 

bold 

III. 

fast 

IV. 

fine 

hide 

hold 

past 

line 

side 

gold 

last 

mine 

tide 

told 

mast 

dine 

ride 

cold 

cast 

nine 

wide 

sold 

vast 

pine 

V. 

VI. 

VII, 

VIII. 

hear 

nest 

bake 

hand 

near 

best 

take 

land 

fear 

vest 

lake 

band 

dear 

pest 

cake 

sand 

tear 

test 

make 

lend 

rear 

rest 

wake 

mend 

IX. 

X. 

XI, 

XII. 

play 

will 

pill 

down 

slay 

hill 

till 

town 

clay 

sill 

tare 

gown 

tray 

bill 

care 

fade 

pray 

mill 

fare 

made 

dray 

fill 

dare 

lade 

XIII. 

XIV. 

XV. 

XVI. 

look 

nice 

bolt 

load 

took 

mice 

colt 

toad 

book 

rice 

home 

fall 

hook 

vice 

dome 

tall 

cook 

dice 

sold 

care 

nook 

dolt 

told 

dare 

SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER. 


[part  IV. 


look 


LESSON    XYIU 

HORSES     AND     THEIR     RIDERS. 

Here  are  two 
men,  who  ride 
fast,  but  not  so 
fast  as  they  can 
go.  What  a  dust 
they  make!  Do 
see  one  of  them 

at  us  I  Why  does  he  not  go'? 
Is  this  one  here 
the  same  man'  ? 
How  fast  he  goes  I 
Will  he  not  fair? 
He  does  not  fear ; 
but  he  may  fall. 
We  do  not  know 

he  goes  so  fast. 

Is  this  the  same 
man'  ?  Did  he 
fair?  Is  he  hurt'? 
Is  not  the  man 
dead'?  We  can 
see  more  men  not 
far  off. 


PAKT   IV.] 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER. 


45 


LESSON  xvni* 


THE    BOY    AND    THE    DON-KEY. 

The  boy  says,  '^Now  I  will  go 
and  take  a  ride."  So  he  puts  on 
his  coat ;  and  then  he  says  he 
must  make  it  fast  with  a  belt. 

So  he  puts  on  the  belt.  Do 
you  see  the  belt"?  He  has  a  whip 
in  his  hand,  and  a  cap  on  his  head. 

Can  the  boy  ride  fast'?  Yes\ 
he  can  ride  fast.  How  far  will  he 
ride'?  He  will  ride  out  to  see 
the  men  who  are  at  work  in  the 
I  lot.  It  is  not  far. 
I  Will  the  dog  go  with  him"?  No'; 
I  the  dog  is  out  in  the  lot  now. 


46 


SCHOOL  AND   FAMILY  PRIMER.  [paet  it. 


LESSON     XIX* 


DON'T     BE     AFKAID. 


I  Let  the  wind  blow.  On,  on,  we 
will  go.  Did  you  see  a  toad'? 
Don't  fear  it.  It  can  not  hurt 
you.  It  will  hop  out  of  the  way 
soon.    I  will  take  care  of  you. 


PAKT  IV.]  SCHOOL   AKD   FAMILY   PRIMER. 


47 


LESSON    XX* 


LOOKING     AT    THE    PICTURES. 

•  John  says  to  her^  '^  Yes,  you 
may  see  all  of  them.  How  fine 
they  are!  What  a  nice  book  it 
is!"  Ann",  can  you  tell  me  the 
name  of  the  book'? 


[THE  BABY  HAS  JUST  WAKED  UP.] 

We  have  now  come  to  the  last 
page.  Now  you  may  have  a  new 
book;  but  you  must  take  good 
care  of  it.  You  will  jEind  more  in 
the  new  book  than  in  this. 


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7"-:  - 1.    fully  llmstratei '.. 

\.  The    Primer,  adapted  to  interest 

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,    ohabet'  and  ext?T.  .a  to  wnds  of  four  let- 

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,1^    tlonal  style. 

,|  II.  The    I?^rst   KeadC"-,  beginning 

'•■  with  easy  word.-;  of  four  ! Sufi's  la  F«.rt  I., 

:|  extenusi  to  enpy  words    f  f=ix  iett.TS  i-i  '  ■^rts 

I  IV.  and  ■^  .,  am',  a  few  easy  words     »    'vo 

'j  aud  three  syllah  "s.      Inflections  are  given 

I I  wh^re  required,  but  no  rules. 

i       Ka.  The  Second  Reader  is  d  vid- 

I '    ed  into  Seven  Par's,  each  precedi'd  by  one  or 
!|    rar  ■■•  simple  elocuti'^uary  Hulks,  designed 

I  i    fp-  ■  ■  .e.  Teacher  onlij. 

I      XV.  The  Third  Reader  contains, 

i    a,  er  .i  arief  K-voopsis  of  tl:    "iLkiuent.s  of 

)!        Pau  •  '.  Stni-ie;?  from  tho  P-ible. 

I I  ]'\ia   .1.    Mu\-y  I.-^s.-    .: 

I  Part!];.    Fir.it  ;_>;v:- ■  ii  of  Anin.-    iJk;— 

1|    yaiuirujiv  Irf,  <vc. 

I  P.vktIV'.  .^liscelUmeous. 

I I  V  ■*",.';  .T-Jurth  Re«».der  contains, 
1 1     ,ii       i      ■    ots  of  Elecution"  the  f-arae  as  iti 

i    111..  '    x'Oi  ;i  ader,  a?  frequent  reference  is 
il     mat'e  to  the  Rules. 
}         P.vKT  I.  Treats  of  Human  Pliysiol'gy. 
\         J'AKTir.  Second  Division  of  Animal  Life — 
i ,    Ornithology,  or  Birds. 

P.vutIII.  First  Division  of  Vt  i     s  h- 

iology,  or  Uotfliy. 
PAiiT  '"V.  ,.J:ccI'aneous. 
Fart  V.  tir  .  i>c  ision  .,f  ^'ilt^:al  I?..ji'>?- 
oi'liy. 
Pa.,    "v  '.  Sacred  I] istory. 

VI.  * :  -  ^iflii  deader. 

\\V2 1        .o>;ationarj 

I'AH'v  li.   Herpetology,  .-r  iipptiles. 

I'AB-    III.  Second  Division  of  I'liysiology 

Pai  r  1'.  Se'^'^m'  DJvi&i.^..  -if  Botany. 
Paki'  V.  luhthyolo,  y,  or  Fishes. 
}  ATtr  '''.   Civil  Awhitecturo, 

I'ATiT  VJT.    Nnt"vaM>ln-|,wr.n}^>-    r,.<       ^ued. 

Pat.,  V'JI.  li  -IC.  > 


Pabt  IX.  First  Divisilt  of  Chemit-  7, 

Pakt  X.  First  Division  of  Geology. 

PAitT  XI.  A'lcient  History. 

Wi.'-.cellaneous  Divisions,  embracing  the 
finest  Lit=rf.ry  Selections,  succeed  each  ..f 
ihe  fon;'.' .  uig. 

Two  ''^iffhl'r  Headers  of  this  Series  have 
been  ann    i  .^d,  and  much  cf  the  labor  of 
their  coiuyiiation  has  already  been  done.    It 
is  designed  to  c  :>raplete  them  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible; bnt  51^  i>'ixth  a'd  Seventh  Headers  are 
used  in  bu    <   .,  pub;jc  .scliools,  easy  lessons 
ou  fcOuie  o'  the  most  interesting  subjects  of 
I  Natural  History,  set  apart  f^r  Ihese  hif,ner 
1  books,  have  been  written,  and  intiouuceii  in 
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Beautifully  Ilhstrated. 
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used  between  the  Secoi.d  and  'i'hird  Readers 
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who  wish  an  additional  book  for  this  gi-adc 
of  puiils.  While  it  aims  to  present  a  g.-r  at 
variety  of  reading-matt.^  —much  of  it  e?  - 
tionaly  A\lth  nuracruu?  le^Hons  on  "l^aracl-  r, 
duty,  &c. — it  neverthel  a  adheres  to  t'  e 
general  principle.=5  on  which  the  other  Rea' 
crs  were  written.  Thus  sonio  of  the  interest- 
ing metamorphoses,  habits,  uses,  &c.,  of  In- 
Hcctfi  are  a«re  described,  in  a  few  familiar 
lessons,  .iesigned  as  intro^^'uctory  to  a  more 
full  exposition  of  the  gene,  .i  subjoct  in  high- 
er Readeis. 

n.  A  Fourth  Reader.    This  r;  ^a^t 

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used  between  the  i"V/rr'and  Fourth  Readers 
of  the  School  and  Family  Series;  or  it  may 
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Third,"  which  it  closely  follows  in  gi-adation. 
The  book  contains  some  important  analytical 
features;  and  the  last  48  pa^efi  arc  devote. 1 
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A  Primary  Speller,  with  Reading 

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A  Largrcr  Speller,  with  Exe   k  ^  in 

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